Hello everyone,
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
- 0.35 floor area ratio
- Single-story buildings only
- Maximum building height 10 meters (33 feet)
- Eave height max 4.50 meters (15 feet)
- One driveway with max width of 4 meters (13 feet)
- Two parking spaces are mandatory
- Roof pitch between 15° and 51°
- Roofs of garages etc. may differ in shape
- Garages, carports, and ancillary buildings as defined by §14 (1) of the building use ordinance, which are buildings, must not exceed the street-side building boundaries of the access roads.
- Dormers and roof recesses: the total length of dormers or roof recesses per roof side may not exceed 50% of the total length of that roof side.
- Standard distance to property boundary is 3 meters (10 feet)
- In the southern area, there is an 8-meter (26 feet) deep strip across the full width of the plot (approx. 18 meters (60 feet)) where trees and shrubs must be preserved. This area is quite densely vegetated and reaches heights up to 10 meters (33 feet) – I’ve tried to visualize this below
- In the middle of this vegetation is a downward slope... the building boundary to this strip was reduced from the normal 3 meters to 2 meters (7 feet) so the plots aren’t too restricted.
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
Overall, he estimated well.
Is that for the flooring work and materials? Then it won’t be enough. I would budget 15,000. If you want tiles costing €100 or unusual sizes, then even more.
SaschaL schrieb:
Floor "upgrades": 10k
Is that for the flooring work and materials? Then it won’t be enough. I would budget 15,000. If you want tiles costing €100 or unusual sizes, then even more.
SaschaL schrieb:
The second question there was about how much equity I had... I don’t like this "backward planning." I’d rather know what "my wishes" cost—I can always downgrade later.When planning with a salesperson, their task (on behalf of their employer) is naturally to ensure that no customer purchasing power goes unused. They also need to find out early on whether they are dealing with a serious buyer or a dreamer (time is money).https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Planning without a budget doesn’t get you far. You occasionally see this here as well. A house with high-end features, costing a fortune, is then presented as a simple standard, but the budget is only enough for a broom closet.
What annoyed me was when someone comes with a budget of around 2,000 euros per square meter (approximately 186 dollars per square foot), and the seller immediately says it will take more. This happened to us, among others, with Allkauf Haus and Okal Haus.
What annoyed me was when someone comes with a budget of around 2,000 euros per square meter (approximately 186 dollars per square foot), and the seller immediately says it will take more. This happened to us, among others, with Allkauf Haus and Okal Haus.
haydee schrieb:
What annoyed me was when you come with a budget of about 2,000 euros per square meter (approximately 186 USD per square foot) and the seller immediately says you’ll need more. This happened to us, among others, with Allkauf Haus and Okal Haus. In that sense, it’s funny, since neither of them are exactly high-end builders *LOL*
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After visiting two model home parks, my overall conclusion was: "The more you feel like a beggar, the lower the quality standard."
The salespeople behave very differently. Some make you feel like a supplicant, some are aggressive, others provide advice, and some put competitors down. Does this reflect the company philosophy?
The salespeople behave very differently. Some make you feel like a supplicant, some are aggressive, others provide advice, and some put competitors down. Does this reflect the company philosophy?
haydee schrieb:
Sales representatives act very differently. Some make you feel like supplicants, some are aggressive, others provide advice, and some speak badly about competitors. Does this reflect the company philosophy?Salespeople change their commission providers too often in their early years (not referring to age, but to professional experience as house sales agents) for the brand to significantly shape their behavior more than their personal character. Those who are consultative are usually still new to the product and eager to learn; those who badmouth competitors have often done the same before in car or photocopier sales. Unfortunately, careers in sales are often advanced based on criteria that make customer satisfaction a secondary concern, and it is uncommon throughout the industry to employ customer advisors on a permanent basis.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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